A Database Can Best Be Described as ______

question 128

Multiple Choice

A database can best be described as ______.

• A) a centralized integrated collection of the organization's data resources
• B) a loose collection of ideas
• C) data that has been converted into information
• D) data gathered at random from a variety of sources

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Definitions:

Recessive

A term for a gene that directs the development of a particular characteristic only if the corresponding gene on the other chromosome matches it—i.e., is the same allele.

Genetic Inheritance

The process by which an offspring receives genes from its parents, explaining how traits or conditions are passed from one generation to the next.

Origin of Species

The scientific explanation of how different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed, especially as popularized by Charles Darwin's work.

Homozygous

Refers to having two identical alleles for a particular gene.